Adjective : to be upset by fancied grievances. From Dictionary.com.
Noun : He had happy fancies of being a famous actor. ,Her belief that she can sing is a mere fancy. ,It was his fancy to fly to Paris occasionally for dinner. ,to take a fancy to walking barefoot in the streets. From Dictionary.com.
Adjective : fancy goods; fancy fruits. ,a cake with a fancy icing. ,a fancy conception of time. ,a consultant who charges fancy fees. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : Fancy living with that egotist all your life! ,I fancy you are my new neighbor. From Dictionary.com.
Interjection : They invited you, too? Fancy!. From Dictionary.com.
Some were crying, some laughing aloud some groaning and howling and some holding forth in fancied exhortations. From Wordnik.com. [The Hidden Hand] Reference
The oil companies and speculators won "big time," to use a phrase fancied by one famous administration official early on. From Wordnik.com. [Brian Oxman: You Can Fool all of the People all of the Time] Reference
Note "fancied" in the entry - clearly the dictionary doesn't agree!. From Wordnik.com. [A grain of truth?] Reference
He was always preferable to the groundskeeper, I wasn't sure if he "fancied" me. From Wordnik.com. [lazarus Diary Entry] Reference
She ends up apparently saying that women are happiest when they are "fancied" by more than one man. From Wordnik.com. [Book Tag, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
The results are not encouraging - not least because I've always kind of fancied writing one myself. From Wordnik.com. [Fiction schmiction] Reference
Inglis says that his servant "fancied" that he had seen something like wings on these -- whatever they were. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of the Damned] Reference
Being so sensitive, she "fancied" things terribly. From Wordnik.com. [Beyond] Reference
Mrs. Gerhardt thought that he "fancied" they would not like it. From Wordnik.com. [Tatterdemalion] Reference
I kind of fancied my chance against the Frenchies didn't amount to cold water on a red hot cookstove. From Wordnik.com. [The Man in the Twilight] Reference
"fancied" he heard a noise; or has not explained inattention to a real sound by saying, "I thought it was nothing but my fancy"?. From Wordnik.com. [Hume (English Men of Letters Series)] Reference
I had long fancied myself a writer and journalist. From Wordnik.com. [How I Escaped Jami G’s Shadow] Reference
Then, Karadžić fancied himself an urban intellectual. From Wordnik.com. [Covering Karadzic] Reference
Belgium or Russia are two of the least fancied teams in Europe. From Wordnik.com. [A Cognoscenti's Guide To The World Cup] Reference
The race was won by a less fancied runner in the same ownership. From Wordnik.com. [Talking Horses] Reference
Bangle, on the other hand, fancied the unexpected and outrageous. From Wordnik.com. [The Cool School] Reference
Speaking of honesty ... you say you've never fancied Hugh Laurie. From Wordnik.com. [Johann Hari: Stephen Fry, British Polymath: A Twinterview] Reference
In Elianna's case it only failed when it came to men that she fancied. From Wordnik.com. [Potato Mash] Reference
Early on I fancied I would turn to fiction after I got that story out. From Wordnik.com. [Rebecca Walker: The Fishbowl and the Family] Reference
The Oxford researchers had never fancied themselves vaccine developers. From Wordnik.com. [Can He Find A Cure?] Reference
John fancied he saw the image of a face in the mirror, grinning up at him. From Wordnik.com. [Working Without a Net] Reference
But let's be honest, you never really fancied their chances anyway did you?. From Wordnik.com. [Today in Sport – live!] Reference
"The sooner the better!" cried Tom, and Ned fancied his chum was unusually eager. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders, or, the Underground Search for the Idol of Gold] Reference
They live to fight for next Wednesday's return and they will be fancied to progress. From Wordnik.com. [Tottenham back from brink against Young Boys to keep dream alive] Reference
We fancied ourselves something special, deserving of only the best. From Wordnik.com. [Camille] Reference
Surely that Huw Ruthin bloke would have invited her back; he'd obviously fancied her earlier. From Wordnik.com. [Freshers: Part two - Cerys] Reference
In less enlightened times, a zoo that fancied exhibiting a gorilla would just go and catch one. From Wordnik.com. [London Zoo's gorilla breeding initiative is questioned by conservationists] Reference
In a city that always fancied itself the capital of the world, American flags sprouted everywhere. From Wordnik.com. [Ground Zero] Reference
"Do I want to look like Regis?" says Channing Barringer, 28, an exec who fancied brown-on-brown tones. From Wordnik.com. [Is The 'Regis Look' Your Final Answer?] Reference
Bull-market CEOs fancied themselves visionaries; who was to argue in a market where every stock went up?. From Wordnik.com. [The Ceo's Challenge] Reference
In 1991 Bill Clinton could well have fancied himself as the Lord of Little Rock, heading for the White House. From Wordnik.com. [Clinton V. Paula Jones] Reference
I liked my rumpled, rankless uniform; it had the purity of the lowest of the low and I fancied it made me invisible. From Wordnik.com. [Pacific Light] Reference
Next year, BMW will begin selling a hip new version of the Mini, the diminutive British car fancied by Austin Powers. From Wordnik.com. [Daimler Thinks Small] Reference
Dan, who has always fancied himself a stand-up guy, rises to the challenge without — get this — a paternity test. From Wordnik.com. [Gossip Girl Season 4 Preview: Get Ready For Blair and Serena, Independent Women] Reference
We fancied ourselves boy detectives, my friends and I, as we glided through the woods above the park looking for clues. From Wordnik.com. [Me, Reading: My Years at the Antioch Review] Reference
And for all his supposed social inadequacies, Calva certainly knew how to charm his way into the arms of a woman he fancied. From Wordnik.com. ['The Cannibal Poet'] Reference
Al Gore, whose 1992 environmental manifesto, "Earth in the Balance," was a best seller, has always fancied himself a wordsmith. From Wordnik.com. [PERISCOPE] Reference
NEW YORK -- Ever since its inception 66 years ago, the International Monetary Fund has fancied itself at the center of the global economy. From Wordnik.com. [Hints Of Change In The World Monetary System] Reference
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